Foundation and Corporate Relations Officer

Location: Corpus Christi, Texas, United States; primarily office-based. Standard business hours apply, with occasional evening and weekend availability required for donor events and campaign activities.

Salary: $50,000–$55,000 annually, approximately $4,166.67–$4,583.34 monthly.

Company

Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi is a public university and member of the Texas A&M University System, serving approximately 11,000 students.

What you will do

• Identify, research, and qualify foundation and corporate prospects aligned with university funding priorities.
• Manage relationships with assigned foundation and corporate donors and prospects.
• Draft grant applications, letters of inquiry, funding proposals, stewardship communications, and impact reports.
• Track proposal deadlines, reporting requirements, grant compliance, portfolio activity, and pipeline status.
• Represent Institutional Advancement at university and community events and support donor, funder, and site-visit activities.
• Maintain donor database records and coordinate internal fundraising requests with campus partners.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Strong interpersonal skills for building and maintaining relationships with donors, prospective donors, and campus partners.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including proposal and grant writing.
• Ability to collaborate with coworkers, peers, leadership, faculty, staff, students, and alumni.
• Positive, collaborative, service-oriented attitude and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to work in an office-based role in Corpus Christi, Texas, with occasional evening and weekend availability.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in a related field.
• Three to five years of experience in foundation and corporate fundraising or grant writing.
• Experience at a university or comparable complex nonprofit.
• Raiser’s Edge experience.
• CFRE or another relevant fundraising credential, obtained or in progress.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment, long-term disability, and flexible spending benefits.
• Teacher Retirement System of Texas or Optional Retirement Plan, plus voluntary deferred compensation options.
• Vacation, sick leave, birthday leave, and 12–15 paid holidays annually.
• Tuition coverage of up to 18 credit hours per fiscal year, book scholarships, and Public Service Loan Forgiveness support.
• On-campus wellness resources, counseling, work-life assistance, financial resources, and legal resources.
• Employment is contingent on credential verification and completion of a criminal history check; all positions are security-sensitive.